Seven of the top 10 global PC manufacturers — who represent more than 50% of the worldwide market share for PCs — have set goals to phase out PVC where viable alternatives are identified. This project will help identify those alternatives with the following activities:

Phase 1 — conduct a cradle-to-grave lifecycle assessment (LCA) of PVC and PVC-free alternatives, with emphasis on power cord applications and connectors.

Phase 2 — establish an understanding of electrical, mechanical, and safety aspects of PVC-free alternatives; and develop, manage and execute performance testing of different PVC-free alternatives.  The results from this project may for the basis for additional materiall assessment studies.

Minutes and presentations
(All files are PDFs unless otherwise noted)

iNEMI PVC Alternatives Project Proposal, Scott O'Connell (Dell Inc,), October 22, 2008

iNEMI Telecon Meeting Minutes, November 6, 2008

iNEMI Telecon Meeting Minutes, November 20, 2008

iNEMI Telecon Meeting Minutes, December 4, 2008

iNEMI Telecon Meeting Minutes, December 18, 2008

iNEMI Project Materials Matrix (Excel), December 7, 2008

PE Americas/PE International - List of PVC-Related Projects